Favourite Furniture Fridays: Powell Brower Home

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hi! I'm Nancy from <a href="http://www.powellbrowerhome.com/"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Powell Brower Home</span></a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm happy to join Tiffany for her Favorite Furniture Friday series! It really made me go around my house and analyze what pieces I like the best, and I was hard pressed to come up with only one.  I love my mom's antique round tilt top table, and I still love my Mid Century solid teak dining room table, but my new favorite is this <a href="http://www.roomandboard.com/rnb/product/detail.do?productGroup=19327&catalog=filter&menuCatalog=room&menuCategory=201&menuSubcategory=198"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">sofa</span></a> I got last year from Room and Board.  It is my third white sofa in 25 years, so I'm not afraid of white since it has survived my kids, my animals, red wine stains and so on.  I will <i>always</i> have a white sofa, and have <i>never</i> tired of it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRmxZ4Jo13xr1WkjZoqi1CBoU_DDtDZlhodyuAEZ2c9x7FxZB-Hsts7GEWH8YfcpR0uBdgJVZs1C4MV1jIdgCefG1ZUYPKbWk9neTOo-yAVPFwMPc9XXUK-f3PC5Stlr2yWFgiURXrLzsi/s1600/Powell+sofa.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRmxZ4Jo13xr1WkjZoqi1CBoU_DDtDZlhodyuAEZ2c9x7FxZB-Hsts7GEWH8YfcpR0uBdgJVZs1C4MV1jIdgCefG1ZUYPKbWk9neTOo-yAVPFwMPc9XXUK-f3PC5Stlr2yWFgiURXrLzsi/s640/Powell+sofa.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>This is the Hawthorne, 85" long and in the Doss microsuede fabric. It is super comfortable and so versatile.<br /><br />I will add a 2nd favorite furniture piece and that is my glass coffee table that I found at Salvation Army for $40.00.  It has solid brass hinges and is 1/2" glass top and bottom.<br /><br />Thanks for having me Tiffany, and I look forward to following your design projects this term! Best of luck!  Come see us at <a href="http://www.powellbrowerhome.com/">Powell Brower Home</a>!<br />Nancy<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKBCrm3EcZPrRNxb3-MR8qJI_y1MlL91DSg5rsvHqB2Dp7H4B86IGBQa7Cq_Y7u1fpKwpmoz7xjUIdE0TYEBHqlRHQ-djW25y_YO5CXd-2ay5H6vVXMNsGYJjBWeTEwMmvddl2PBXqxBUw/s1600/Favourite+Furniture+Fridays.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKBCrm3EcZPrRNxb3-MR8qJI_y1MlL91DSg5rsvHqB2Dp7H4B86IGBQa7Cq_Y7u1fpKwpmoz7xjUIdE0TYEBHqlRHQ-djW25y_YO5CXd-2ay5H6vVXMNsGYJjBWeTEwMmvddl2PBXqxBUw/s1600/Favourite+Furniture+Fridays.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I just love the velvety look of Nancy's sofa!</span> <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I agree, I can't get enough of white sofas. I was really nervous about keeping one clean but surprisingly it has held up really well. And what a great deal on that coffee table. Thanks for sharing Nancy!</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Happy Weekend lovies</span>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/?action=view&current=Tiffany-27.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/Tiffany-27.jpg" /></a></div>

Favourite Furniture Fridays: Powell Brower Home

Hi! I'm Nancy from Powell Brower Home . I'm happy to join Tiffany for her Favorite Furniture Friday series! It really made me go aro...

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My Pretty Copy of "The Great Gatsby" and other Beautiful Books

<div style="text-align: center;">Yesterday<span style="font-size: x-small;">,</span> in my guest post for <span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Michaela Noelle Designs, <span style="color: black;">I shared my love of F.Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby'. I loved this classic novel when I first read it in highschool, and loved it even more this time around now that I have an English Degree under my belt. I also can't wait for the movie! I predict that Leo is going to be amazing and that the film is going to inspire some trends in design this year! My brother and his girlfriend gifted me this beautiful copy for Christmas, and I just can't get enough of the lovely cream and bronze cover:</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyPz045IoiXIHcsCmrXf0Cx2wsVScHOUjWgNttCTBYLQ4_TZixaBzIWxmi9kFJfLPQvHPmnUQ7PpQ7HjCcgfEUoN6hzueaGUr7Sm2vLosg49XgKZ_ba07MfXkgaHwPXLPIcDKEQ4sdcozD/s1600/029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyPz045IoiXIHcsCmrXf0Cx2wsVScHOUjWgNttCTBYLQ4_TZixaBzIWxmi9kFJfLPQvHPmnUQ7PpQ7HjCcgfEUoN6hzueaGUr7Sm2vLosg49XgKZ_ba07MfXkgaHwPXLPIcDKEQ4sdcozD/s640/029.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="color: black;">  I got quite a few compliments on this copy, and a few questions as well, so I thought I would share the information with you all. <a href="http://www.cb-smith.com/">Coralie Bickford-Smith</a> is the talented designer behind the book cover. She has, in fact, designed art deco inspired black, gold and white book covers for an entire Fitzgerald series, and each one is drool worthy:</span></span><br /><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span><img alt="http://www.cb-smith.com/files/gimgs/36_fscottspine.jpg" height="483" src="http://www.cb-smith.com/files/gimgs/36_fscottspine.jpg" width="432" /><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span><br /><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="color: black;">She has also created beautiful and timeless clothbound covers for many classic literature works from Penguin Classics, including my personal fave book of all time "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte. Have any of you read it? Take a look at how pretty these clothbound babies are:</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgP_qcwFPxpfsBY7bYbhz2eXl4na30YaP2Cn7fIB6WZ2WHh3DHE0h5rcASdsvU3kPmYBgg6guE8uijbO6KRIzGqUW-B1hbZbvFwqy5kHZSUeqHwZQK_9VacIgAU9esW9m4l7hA7OOVxaKE/s1600/series+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgP_qcwFPxpfsBY7bYbhz2eXl4na30YaP2Cn7fIB6WZ2WHh3DHE0h5rcASdsvU3kPmYBgg6guE8uijbO6KRIzGqUW-B1hbZbvFwqy5kHZSUeqHwZQK_9VacIgAU9esW9m4l7hA7OOVxaKE/s640/series+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYnqvKKpsb35veeIb2-mIBWzrCqnk29XdGSz4nGI3SIa7tJf-KmqKJhvyf95OpeVKrZkvZOLDWrl0o3ME_pfQoYk1n41XSftAVcpTS8iBRmjaVnviwbyAbXHttjpof9XXXzc0FbQMwTiLQ/s1600/series+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYnqvKKpsb35veeIb2-mIBWzrCqnk29XdGSz4nGI3SIa7tJf-KmqKJhvyf95OpeVKrZkvZOLDWrl0o3ME_pfQoYk1n41XSftAVcpTS8iBRmjaVnviwbyAbXHttjpof9XXXzc0FbQMwTiLQ/s640/series+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cb-smith.com/">via CB-Smith</a></td></tr></tbody></table>My goal is to collect one of each and read them all. How beautiful would these look on a shelf in comparison to your typical paperback?! I've seen the sets sold quite pricey, but you can find them individually on <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Amazon</span></a> for great prices (around $16 a piece for many of them).</div><div style="text-align: center;">They can be tricky to find, so use the <a href="http://www.cb-smith.com/index.php?/faq/"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">ISBNs</span></a> when you are looking for them on amazon! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I just love classic literature! It's why I chose English as my first major and I love that these books fuse good reading with my second major, good design.</div><div style="text-align: center;">xox</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/Tiffany-27.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">ps. A special thanks to Emily from <a href="http://www.onceinablueroom.com/2012/05/pretty-practical.html"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Once in a Blue Room</span></a>, who first introduced me to these beautiful books!</span></div>

My Pretty Copy of "The Great Gatsby" and other Beautiful Books

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Pastel Colors Power

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTESHfyOYHH6POHW3tae498CnflY-5JmiRxn7NhnJ_d5INPzOmU7KcMzygFn5RrxLrLZf06Csh4npcijOQpwRB8eta-hDdx-DkqDqt1uIDUz4E4wVwKTmRNchIU21ZTwHYf-qA1fuL-k/s1600/5bc49ef84f4ab5e2da78f6bcecccaf06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTESHfyOYHH6POHW3tae498CnflY-5JmiRxn7NhnJ_d5INPzOmU7KcMzygFn5RrxLrLZf06Csh4npcijOQpwRB8eta-hDdx-DkqDqt1uIDUz4E4wVwKTmRNchIU21ZTwHYf-qA1fuL-k/s1600/5bc49ef84f4ab5e2da78f6bcecccaf06.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5ypm8q63I3a729b_tApHsE0LKZxNkWDjPHo_vFpMyNkTBJSmBMGLp9ww_TaDoXqB7ZeeXcKGiZ71IUCNFf8GY89HRpm3SS7sgKh7eToqjhXw-UAApgL-HjGEBwuoSbrDzt8JSMzWLMM/s1600/448f9e4de89fc7dafd0b1aa00e9d3028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5ypm8q63I3a729b_tApHsE0LKZxNkWDjPHo_vFpMyNkTBJSmBMGLp9ww_TaDoXqB7ZeeXcKGiZ71IUCNFf8GY89HRpm3SS7sgKh7eToqjhXw-UAApgL-HjGEBwuoSbrDzt8JSMzWLMM/s1600/448f9e4de89fc7dafd0b1aa00e9d3028.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil6yu6WAvjMVqcCl5FnYP_4B9IE4_YyRjUbf3YrGm68OgM5vVZHUMRVeYRrsnGdR05-_o5g8IiNB0FmonffWXx8ItadVSWTbH__6JyWetNzTnouXpRuqqK7eSmgPsmRa-6rLht-SGz6bM/s1600/a7266f389a0895d3872ce64ff4c8efd9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil6yu6WAvjMVqcCl5FnYP_4B9IE4_YyRjUbf3YrGm68OgM5vVZHUMRVeYRrsnGdR05-_o5g8IiNB0FmonffWXx8ItadVSWTbH__6JyWetNzTnouXpRuqqK7eSmgPsmRa-6rLht-SGz6bM/s1600/a7266f389a0895d3872ce64ff4c8efd9.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpTPouHRSab_bFfSmMhr61R4BgxRsyCCocl1IV4wb0RNRwBRIyzDguQpf5YXEev0cKhSZh_l8CSCj6mUzkRz4-W-fKw0ktBBgVT2Y3_mlGAkLnaEZRTU8FxoP3TnCCEvaI-2jux7vgHEU/s1600/c15fd1266817354eb8c84ba9fae85d14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpTPouHRSab_bFfSmMhr61R4BgxRsyCCocl1IV4wb0RNRwBRIyzDguQpf5YXEev0cKhSZh_l8CSCj6mUzkRz4-W-fKw0ktBBgVT2Y3_mlGAkLnaEZRTU8FxoP3TnCCEvaI-2jux7vgHEU/s1600/c15fd1266817354eb8c84ba9fae85d14.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEnrxQ5CjeyChV-wNnHCRkqFRtnHS2I_fCENOQl-zUSjXgkWPxAt45XSBVP_OTZjVbUNdEEPgo9d_Y5aRBPlKyr7shTOm1zDFgTF_ekyvISpBHiqg521aCwSGv4TtslOo4oKrnNw-qg3c/s1600/e3e144647460ac6d3ca2ce49a5fa2e9c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEnrxQ5CjeyChV-wNnHCRkqFRtnHS2I_fCENOQl-zUSjXgkWPxAt45XSBVP_OTZjVbUNdEEPgo9d_Y5aRBPlKyr7shTOm1zDFgTF_ekyvISpBHiqg521aCwSGv4TtslOo4oKrnNw-qg3c/s1600/e3e144647460ac6d3ca2ce49a5fa2e9c.jpg" /></a></div><br />This mid century modern home in Melbourne is a project by interior designers, Hecker Guthrie. There has been a lot of work done, when some walls were taken down, to make a place more opened. I think that result is great, this minimalist place, where mostly wood tones prevail is also spiced up with nice pastel tones of mid century modern furniture pieces which adds warmth and  cozy mood to it.<br /><br /> <a href="http://urbismagazine.com/articles/pastel-power/#img=12">source</a>

Pastel Colors Power

This mid century modern home in Melbourne is a project by interior designers, Hecker Guthrie. There has been a lot of work done, when some w...

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